Static Timing Analysis

Signoff-Quality Static Timing Analysis

Sanketh Semiconductors provides comprehensive STA services to ensure timing closure for your most complex SoC designs. Our certified timing engineers use industry-leading tools (PrimeTime, Tempus) to analyze and optimize designs from 28nm down to 7nm process nodes, delivering silicon-accurate results.

We specialize in advanced timing analysis including OCV/AOCV/POCV margining, cross-talk delay, and noise analysis. Our team has successfully closed timing for high-performance computing, automotive, and 5G designs with clock frequencies exceeding 3GHz.

Our STA Methodology

Our proven approach to timing closure ensures first-pass silicon success:

  • Multi-mode multi-corner (MMMC) analysis with 100+ scenarios
  • Advanced OCV/AOCV/POCV margining techniques
  • Clock domain crossing (CDC) verification
  • Low-power aware timing analysis with voltage scaling
  • ECO implementation for final timing closure
  • Silicon-correlated timing models

Key Differentiators

What sets our STA services apart:

  • Experience with 50+ tapeouts at 7nm/5nm nodes
  • Automotive-grade timing closure meeting ISO 26262
  • High-speed interface expertise (DDR5, PCIe5, HBM)
  • Machine learning-based timing optimization
  • Foundry-certified signoff methodologies

Our team has successfully closed timing for designs with over 500M gates and 100+ clock domains. We combine deep technical expertise with rigorous quality processes to deliver predictable, repeatable timing closure.

STA Tool Expertise

We're certified experts in all major STA platforms:

  • Synopsys PrimeTime
  • Cadence Tempus
  • Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor) Nitro-SoC
  • Ansys RedHawk-SC
  • Apache Totem
  • Custom analysis scripts